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Our search for the BEST OF SynthaSite is now underway!

Do you or someone you know have a SynthaSite website that has what it takes to be the Best of SynthaSite? Does the website have a focused purpose, visual appeal, and/or innovative use of widgets?

We'd LOVE to hear about it! To nominate a website, fill out and submit our nomination form at http://bestof.synthasite.com by November 30, 2008.

All nominations will be reviewed by a SynthaSite panel, who will select the finalists. The finalists will be posted online and the winner will be determined by public voting.

Come December, we'll post links to the finalist sites and have YOU will vote for the winner!

Besides fame and bragging rights, the winner will also get:

* $1000
* SEO lesson, performed by SynthaSite CEO and SEO Expert Vinny Lingham,
* Be featured in a SynthaSite press release, on the SynthaSite company site, in the SynthaSite newsletter and posted to Vinny's blog, and
* Be able to post a "Best SynthaSite" logo on your Web site(s)

What a great opportunity to participate in a Sythasite contest!
ARe there any limitations regarding domain names? Does synthasite have to be a part of the URL, or can it be a site built with synthasite and used with our own domain?

actually, you are supposed to nominate your own work into the contest. the actual voting doesn't start until after the synthasite panelists choose the competition. then the synthasite community, and/or others can nominate a winner. best of luck.

Thank you for the reply, Charlene. And the feed* (*don't those little cupcakes look good enough to eat? Bet I'm nowhere near as tasty - except to 'mozzies' and other crawling things that lurk in the night.). And, yes, Glen Bramlitt hits the nail on the head. PS: speaking of bites and stings and other pesky things . . . my site http://infolive1.synthasite.com is linked to http://sisteronsite.synthasite.com . . . so if anyone needs free advice re: a troublesome malady or ailment, etc., they are welcome to discuss the problem with a registered Nursing Sister Live Online in Real Time, i.e., from 7PM-9PM* Mon-Fri (*SA Standard time).
'Bon Chance' re: the competition everyone!
To your success!
Archer King

@ArcherKing and @Charlene...I love this idea. Charlene, I think what ArcherKing was saying is that it would be good - even in general - if there was a listing of synthasite sites. The only sites I ever see are the ones mentioned in the overheard (twitter) section or the "Featured" sites. Is there a directory somewhere that one could see sites that were made using synthasite? i would imagine this wouldn't be that hard as most of the sites have .synthasite.com at the end of their url. Yes??

I looked at that site last night. Do you update your list? Also, on the "Websites" page, there are two slots that say "Your Site Here" but when you click on it, it says that the form is no longer taking submissions.

Just had look at your site Glen. Really amazing art.
Cannot believe its hand drawn - Stunning work, I'm really impressed.
You might want to consider reducing the resolution on the pictures though,
they take a very long time to load.

As to the "Websites" page, I'm busy re-doing it at the moment.
I've had so many requests from people to list their sites, that I've used
up the quota that Wufoo allows me for the month. Thats why the form is no
longer taking submissions. This will be reset on the 1st though.

I've had to re-think my "websites" page as there are just to many sites to
list on one page. I need to take over a 100 screenshots of all the new sites
so this is taking a bit of time but I'm working flat out on it. Hope to be
finished in the next day or two. Would you like me to include yours?

@Ruth...thanks...I saw that post last night. That might be a really good idea.

@Boomer...I would love it if you could include my site next time. That would be great. I think that is a great thing you are doing to take the time and post people's websites. Oh, and thanks for the tip on decreasing the resolution of the pictures. And thanks for the compliments!

PS: Charlene do you really 'drive' at some 250k's per hour? (And I thought it was a 'bat'! - which make lovely pets, incidentally). Perhaps it would be a better idea to try 'mind-travel', i.e., thinking at faster-than-light-drive? It's really exhilarating and much safer . . .
PPS: the day that nuclear scientists figure out how to power space craft, using 'nuclear energy', is the day that we'll all be able to buy our own Model-T flying-saucers and stop crawling along with all the other 'plebs' (travelling in the latest noxious-fume emitting 'mercs', at what was once (quaintly) known as 'rush-hour'? . . . probably talking about some other kind of speed . . . hello?
Kind regards,
Archer King

I'm sitting here in awe whilst going over several sites. It's going to be so hard to vote for just the one person. Are we allowed to vote for more than one? (I have three sites I'd really like to nominate). I went over the T&C's though can't find anything that states you can only vote once.

LiG....did you do a search? Or did you look at ones that people have posted? I wonder if synthasite could start a tab or post or something where people who have created a site could quick post their links so that others can look at the list, check out the sites, and then have a better idea of who they'd like to vote for. ?????

I had a look over the one's people have posted already. But, also, you can view many by clicking on the poster's image as it will take you to their Dashboard. If the person has added their site, you can click their link that way.

Thanks for that, Ruth. Oh, also, I may be having a momentary lapse of blindness, though I can't see if anyone's answered my question in this thread in relation to how many times one is allowed to nominate. Is there a limit?

GG. I've been doing some tweaking. I'm not completely done yet, though could you please let me know what you think when you get a chance? Also, given that I have the logo now, do you think I should get rid of the url beneath the globe? Or will it serve as a good subliminal?

already looked... Looks Great!!! I like the spacing and how you added the page links on all of your pages. The url could go away and give you more space, since you don't need it as a home page link anymore.

GG -Yep, yep, I still need to look at the alignment of the titles and their corresponding pics though I'll do it later; otherwise I'll become too obsessive with it. *guffaw* I think I'll lose the url then. Oh, and I decided it was better to place links on each page in the end because visitors might find it too much effort to keep returning to the home page and then just lose interest all together.

Hey Ed! -Thank you. That means a lot coming from you because I absolutely love your site. Oh, and I saw you featured on Foresite; that's so cool. Gigi did a wonderful job with the logo, hey...

L.i.G
Thanks for loving my site it's great to hear and I sometimes think I am unworthy but I enjoy it none the less... ;)

Yeah Foresite has my link and I have his and we both are on Synthasite's main page so it's one big circle we have here...I was waiting on Guido for a banner but the surfer dude never got out of the water to get it to me ;) I will make one of my own later then...

I made quite a few changes and am interested as to how they look to others... What do you think? Index page, gallery, pricing and links pages have changes...

Ed -Are you serious? Unworthy? That's insane. Your contributions on here as well as your site speaks large volumes. It's great to hear that you enjoy it because a lot of us would honestly be lost if you didn't. As someone had mentioned the other day, staff get so busy so to have people such as yourself and Gigi to help out is a complete gift to us. As for Gigi making you a banner, that's probably my fault of late; I've been sucking up too much of his time. I have no doubt that he wont keep to his word and make your banner. I'll go and have a look at your changes now and get back to you. Btw..Did you just refer to yourself as the third person? *laughs* Just kidding. A huge ho ho ho to Santy!

You truly are a talented individual. A playhome artist, indeed. Such a lovely craft that you have going. I love the changes you've made; they make a huge difference. I really like the link buttons; they're so cool. Also, now that I have an understanding of where the company name comes from, it just make it that bit more special. I spent a while going over your site and it seems flawless to me. You're incredibly thorough and it doesn't seem to lack anything. The only thing that did throw me off was your photograph. The lighting hits the lens of your glasses and it makes the photo look a little askew. Other than that, I think it's wonderful, Ed. I'm a huge believer in helping out for a good cause, and so it's fantastic to see that certain portions of your honey bear income is contributed to charities and donations. Oh, and yeah, I knew Santa was your alias...I was just addressing the 3rd party aspect. *laughs* Anyhow, are you ok for me to add your link to my site under Information? We can never have enough people visiting your site. Nice job, Ed. (oh. ps. Aside from helping me out, Gigi's probably just been really busy. Maybe just remind him about the banner -should he not see this message).

OK I am gonna blush if I hear any more of that... I love it though thanks ;)))

For a 6 foot 6 1/2 inch former Marine that's quite a sight to see...

Oh yeah the glasses do throw it off but I can't seem to find one I like. I will keep looking though.

Oh yes do please add me if you like. That would be great. I was planning to add a members built page but as my good friend Boomer is doing such a smash-up job I intend to link to his page as soon as he finishes it. I hope you are on it...

Ed, sup bra? sorry havn't caught up with you latley, been helping L.i.G. as you saw and a few other projects to knock out. I'd love to have my ad on the "Low-Rider" What size should it be? Peace, Guido

Guido
width="468" height="60"
My links page is for website resources and sites to help in the creation of a website. If you get me 3 of them with some of your logo work because I think that might go over well as well as reduce your main banner to include to the rotating banner.. Then go to my links page and you will find an online animated GIF maker just combine the three images into one GIF. As well, write a brief description in your words. (sorry surfer terminology will be edited) ;)

Boomer
Way cool man that when you Google Synthasite.com that your site and mine is on the first page. Granted yours has been up much longer than mine and it was only last week that I added my Santa came a calling section to my index page with the reference to Synthasite and my under 6 hour website. It is nice that we are in the first page out of 423,000 other references. Where did we go right??? lol

Boomer -Apparently I'm not smarter than a 5th grader. Maha, I knew it looked odd when I wrote it. forsite. Say it with me, people. for. Site. Thanks for your message though; it was nice of you to say. I think the time you take to work on forsite is remarkable; you do an amazing job. Oh, the only thing I'm using on my site is the Evergreen template with countless two columns, sweeps and spacing. It seems to work better than anything else in relation to the theme I have going.

Gigi -I just went and had a look. I love the reshaping of the logo; I think it looks a lot better. Clar-see. I also really like what you've done with the corresponding photo. I think it looks uber great...but in saying that, I might keep it as it is. I know it's very rudimentary of me; maybe even a little bit sad. But, I like basic, basic works for me. As I said the other day, my home consists of floorboards, one couch, a mountain bike, bookshelf, one tv/dvd and a cat. I may end up changing my mind later on, though I guess with what I'm trying to represent on my site, I think basic is better for me. Where as for you, because of what you're representing, the graphics work much better in your favour. Does that make sense? Right, public holiday here so I'm off to do some housework with the likings of some Kate Bush and New Order! Be back later. Thanks so much, Gigi!

Thanks for that, Charlene. Ick, I can't bring myself to vote for my own..but there are about three other's I'd really like to nominate...so I just wanted to make sure we weren't on a 'only vote for one person' basis.

I just want to ask, is there an email confirmation from Synthasite that they have received the submitted application for the Best of Synthasite or confirming that my site is on the list for nomination, or it's been understood once you have completed the application form for this contest?

The results you got showed 235,000 results and when I go to Google.com and search Synthasite.com I get 420,000

Interesting, could you be using your mailbox google search because sometimes that doesn't show all the results. In any case that is peculiar.

As you are in Florida as Guido I would think you would get the same results as us. I am in Washington State and Boomer is in S. Africa so I don't know if there is anything to the country thing but you never know...

I'm using a greasemonkey script for "Google Redesigned" so maybe that has something to do with it. At home I use Google Chrome and I just did another search for "synthasite.com" and I got 235,000 hits again in 0.25 seconds. I dunno. HOWEVER...forsite is now #3 on my list. Now I just need to get http://glenbramlittcreations.synthasi... on that first page!